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A Soccer-Hater's Guide To Surviving The World Cup

A Soccer-Hater's Guide To Surviving The World Cup
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The World Cup is upon us. For people who follow soccer, it's the culmination of four years of restless waiting.

For anyone who doesn't, it probably feels like they've stumbled into a party they weren't invited to, and never really wanted to attend to begin with.

But that doesn't mean there's nothing for them to enjoy. Here are a few things to like about the World Cup if you don't follow soccer.

Drinks
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It's a chance to sample beers from all around the world.
Diving Drinking Game!
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And down them every time this happens.
It'll Get Ya Drunk!
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Because dives happen. A lot.
Pay Tribute To Your Heritage
Because you're like a cultural cocktail. You're 1/8th Spanish, Italian, English, Brazilian and Ghanaian. Or whichever team advances beyond the group stage.
Invest In Car Flags
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International flags are a lucrative market every four years.
Shirts Off Time!
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There's no shortage of this.
And Who Can Object To That?
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Enjoy The HEADBANDS!
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MOAR HEADBANDS!
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MOAR! MOAR!
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Office Productivity?
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The World Cup is a perfect excuse.
You Can Indulge Your Inner Hooligan
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And no one will judge you.
MAN BUNS
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic isn't playing in the tournament. But he really does have the most epic man bun.
Don't Believe Us Yet?
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OK, How About Now?
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Hot Guys Like This Abound
Ezequiel Lavezzi.
This Guy Too
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Edin Dzeko
And This Guy
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Samuel Eto'o and Gerard Pique
Unconvinced?
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OK, Well Then...
We're Still Going To Have A Great Time
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You can join the fun when you're ready.
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People dressed as flowers take part in the opening ceremony of the 2014 FIFA football World Cup at the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo on June 12, 2014. AFP PHOTO / DIMITAR DILKOFF (Photo credit should read DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Performers take part in the opening ceremony of the 2014 FIFA World Cup at the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo on June 12, 2014, prior to the opening Group A football match between Brazil and Croatia. AFP PHOTO / FRANCOIS-XAVIER MARIT (Photo credit should read FRANCOIS-XAVIER MARIT/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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People take part in the opening ceremony of the 2014 FIFA football World Cup at the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo on June 12, 2014. AFP PHOTO / DIMITAR DILKOFF (Photo credit should read DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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People dressed as flowers take part in the opening ceremony of the 2014 FIFA football World Cup at the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo on June 12, 2014. AFP PHOTO / DIMITAR DILKOFF (Photo credit should read DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A helicopter hovers over fans during the opening ceremony of the 2014 FIFA World Cup at the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo on June 12, 2014, prior to the opening Group A football match between Brazil and Croatia. AFP PHOTO / PEDRO UGARTE (Photo credit should read PEDRO UGARTE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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People dressed as flowers take part in the opening ceremony of the 2014 FIFA football World Cup at the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo on June 12, 2014. AFP PHOTO / DIMITAR DILKOFF (Photo credit should read DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Performers take part in the opening ceremony of the 2014 FIFA football World Cup at the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo on June 12, 2014. AFP PHOTO / VANDERLEI ALMEIDA (Photo credit should read VANDERLEI ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Participants take part in the opening ceremony of the 2014 FIFA World Cup at the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo on June 12, 2014, prior to the opening Group A football match between Brazil and Croatia. AFP PHOTO / FRANCOIS-XAVIER MARIT (Photo credit should read FRANCOIS-XAVIER MARIT/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A Mexican fan cheers in the stadium before a Group A football match between Brazil and Croatia at the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo on June 12, 2014 prior to the opening match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. AFP PHOTO / ODD ANDERSEN (Photo credit should read ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Preparations for the opening ceremony of the 2014 FIFA World Cup take place at the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo on June 12, 2014, prior to the opening Group A football match between Brazil and Croatia. AFP PHOTO / PEDRO UGARTE (Photo credit should read PEDRO UGARTE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - JUNE 12: Brazil fans with painted faces smile before the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group A match between Brazil and Croatia at Arena de Sao Paulo on June 12, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - JUNE 12: A Brazil fan poses before the Opening Ceremony of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil prior to the Group A match between Brazil and Croatia at Arena de Sao Paulo on June 12, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - JUNE 12: A Brazil fan looks on before the Opening Ceremony of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil prior to the Group A match between Brazil and Croatia at Arena de Sao Paulo on June 12, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A demonstrator drags a Brazil's national flag during an anti-World Cup protest, on the morning the Brazilian mega-city hosts the tournament's opening match, in Sao Paulo on June 12, 2014. Police fired tear gas, stun grenades and rubber bullets to break up dozens of protesters gathering near a Sao Paulo subway station with a red banner reading 'If we have no rights, there won't be a Cup,' saying they planned to march as close as possible to Corinthians Arena, the city's World Cup stadium. AFP PHOTO / Miguel Schincariol (Photo credit should read Miguel Schincariol/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - JUNE 12: Brazilian fans kiss before the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group A match between Brazil and Croatia at Arena de Sao Paulo on June 12, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - JUNE 12: A Brazil fan waves the Brazilian flag before the Opening Ceremony of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil prior to the Group A match between Brazil and Croatia at Arena de Sao Paulo on June 12, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - JUNE 12: A Brazil fan poses before the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group A match between Brazil and Croatia at Arena de Sao Paulo on June 12, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - JUNE 12: A Brazil fan uses a mobile phone before the Opening Ceremony of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil prior to the Group A match between Brazil and Croatia at Arena de Sao Paulo on June 12, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A Brazilian fan cheers prior to the Group A football match between Brazil and Croatia at the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 12, 2014. AFP PHOTO / ADRIAN DENNIS (Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

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